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Burt Fabelman
The Fabelmans character
Created by	Steven Spielberg Tony Kushner
Based on	Arnold Spielberg
Portrayed by	Paul Dano
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Occupation	Computer engineer
Family	Hadassah Fabelman (mother)
Spouse	Mitzi Fabelman
Children	Sammy Fabelman Reggie Fabelman Natalie Fabelman Lisa Fabelman
Religion	Judaism
Nationality	American
Residence	Los Angeles, California, United States Formerly: Haddon Township, New Jersey Phoenix, Arizona Saratoga, California

Burt Fabelman is a fictional character and a supporting protagonist in Steven Spielberg's 2022 semi-autobiographical film The Fabelmans, which Spielberg co-wrote with Tony Kushner. A computer engineer who is the husband of pianist Mitzi Fabelman (Michelle Williams) and the down-to-earth, but caring father of the main character Sammy Fabelman (Gabriel LaBelle) and his sisters, he is loosely based on Spielberg's father Arnold Spielberg and was portrayed in the film by Paul Dano, who received a nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance.^[1]

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^ Langberg, Eric (November 29, 2022). "Every Main Character in The Fabelmans Ranked From Worst to Best". /Film. Retrieved December 25, 2022.

v t e The Fabelmans
Sammy Fabelman Soundtrack Accolades
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v t e Steven Spielberg
Accolades Bibliography Filmography Unrealized projects
Films directed	Firelight (1964) Slipstream (1967) Amblin' (1968) Night Gallery (1969; segment "Eyes") Duel (1971) Something Evil (1972) Savage (1973) The Sugarland Express (1974) Jaws (1975) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) 1941 (1979) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) The Color Purple (1985) Empire of the Sun (1987) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) Always (1989) Hook (1991) Jurassic Park (1993) Schindler's List (1993) The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) Amistad (1997) Saving Private Ryan (1998) A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) Minority Report (2002) Catch Me If You Can (2002) The Terminal (2004) War of the Worlds (2005) Munich (2005) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) The Adventures of Tintin (2011) War Horse (2011) Lincoln (2012) Bridge of Spies (2015) The BFG (2016) The Post (2017) Ready Player One (2018) West Side Story (2021) The Fabelmans (2022)
Films written	Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973) Poltergeist (1982) The Goonies (1985)
Films produced	An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) Flags of Our Fathers (2006) Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) Super 8 (2011) The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014) The Color Purple (2023) Maestro (2023)
Television	"L.A. 2017" (1971) Amazing Stories (1985–1987) High Incident (1996–1997) Invasion America (1998)
Video games	The Dig (1995) Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair (1996) Medal of Honor (1999) Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (2002) Boom Blox (2008) Boom Blox Bash Party (2009)
Family	Amy Irving (first wife) Kate Capshaw (second wife) Destry Spielberg (daughter) Sasha Spielberg (daughter) Arnold Spielberg (father) Anne Spielberg (sister)
Related	Amblin Partners Amblin Entertainment Amblin Television DreamWorks Television Amblimation DreamWorks Pictures DreamWorks Animation USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive Sammy Fabelman Spielberg (2017) "Cannibal" (2022)

v t e Tony Kushner
Awards and nominations
Stage	A Bright Room Called Day The Illusion Angels in America Slavs!: Thinking About the Longstanding Problems of Virtue and Happiness G. David Schine in Hell Caroline, or Change (musical) The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures Decade
Film	Munich (2005) Lincoln (2012) West Side Story (2021) The Fabelmans (2022)
Television	Angels in America (2003)
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